Shoe tip press



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P. WARD SHOE TIP PRESS Filed Sept. 28, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented May 25, 1937 UNIT-ED STAT-ES PATENT oFFlcE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to shoe tip presses and more particularly aims to provide a shoe tip ress of simple and improved construction.

Another object of my invention is to provide a turret type of shoe tip press which is convenient in operation and so constructed as to occupy a minimum of space upon a shoemakers work bench.

Other objects and vadvantages will be apparent from `the following detailed description of a preferred form of the linvention reference being had to theannexed drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a View in side elevation of a turret type shoe tip press; p

Figure 2 -is a `plan view of. the press of Fig. l;

Figure 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view through the press;

Figure 4 is a transverse cross-sectional View through the turret frame on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3;

Figure 5 is a transverse cross-sectional View through the turret frame on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3;

Figure 6 is a detail perspective View of one of the shoe supports and its cooperating compression member; and

Figure 'l is a detail view in side elevation of a presser foot forming a part of a compression member.

The form of turret type shoe press illustrated in the drawings comprises generally a circular base plate I, a turret frame 2 rotatably mounted upon the base plate, a series of compression members 3 mounted at circumferentially spaced intervals upon the turret frame and a series of arched shoe supports 4 correspondingly located upon the turret frame below the compression members.

The turret frame is composed of a casting including a vertically disposed cylindrical standard 5 the lower end 6 of which is designed to seat by gravity within a socket formed in the base plate so as to allow rotation of the turret. Adjacent its lower end the standard is provided with a plurality of radially extending arms 1 shown in the drawing as six in numbereach of which is longitudinally slotted to provide a pair of tracks 'la for receiving a slide block 8 carrying one of the arched shoe supports 4.

The upper end of the standard 5 is provided with a squared portion 9 (see Fig. 4) which is socketed within a correspondingly shaped recess in a cap I0, the latter being retained in assembly with the standard by means of a bolt II extending through the cap into the standard.

The cap I0 is likewise provided with six radial arms I2 corresponding in location `to the arms l at the lower -end of the standard but being Vof somewhat shorter length. The outer end of each of the arms I2 is provided with a vertically-disposed internally threaded bore I4 through which extends a threaded shaft I5 having a hand wheel I6 xed upon its upper end to permit rotating the shaft. The lower end of the shaft is of spherical shape and seats within a complementary cup-shaped saddle I1 formed upon a presser foot I8. The presser foot I8 is suspended by a coil spring I9 surrounding the threaded shaft and fastened at one end to a neck 2U of the saddle and at its-other end vto an enlarged end of the arm I2. As best shown in Fig. 6, the presser foot is of semi-elliptical out line and upon its lower face, which is slightly dished transversely, is provided a facing 2I of a compressible material, such as leather or hard rubber.

Each of the shoe supports 4 comprises a casting of arched or gooseneck form inclined upwardly and inwardly toward the standard 2, the lower end of this casting being attened to provide a plate 23 integral With and overhanging the slide block 8. The upper end of the shoe support is expanded to provide a transversely iiattened last 24 designed to it within the toeend of a shoe, the position of the shoe being indicated in broken lines in Figs. 3 and 6.

The slide block 8 is traversible along the pair of tracks 'la formed by the slotted arm 1. The slide block is provided upon its opposite sides with recesses 25 into which project overhanging ledges 26 located upon the opposed faces of the tracks. By this arrangement block 8 may be shifted to bring the last 24 of the shoe support under or out from under the presser foot I8. Each of the compression members and shoe supports carried by the turret 2 is of identical construction and the same reference numerals are employed to designate corresponding parts.

The operation of the device is as follows. The base plate I is designed to be fastened in position upon a work bench and the turret 2 may be rotated to bring any selected one of the shoe supports 4 into accessible position for receiving a shoe. With the shoe support retracted to a position clear of the presser foot I8, a shoe having a tap freshly cemented to its toe end may be slipped over the shoe support with the insole resting upon the last 24, as indicated by the broken lines of Figs. 3 and 6, so that the end of the last is snugly pocketed Within the toe end of the shoe. The

shoe support carrying the shoe thereon will be then slid along the tracks 'Ia until the tip of the shoe is positioned below the presser foot I8. By turning the handwheel I6 the threaded shaft I5 will be moved downwardly carrying with it the presser foot I8 against the action of coil spring I9. When the presser foot engages the shoe tap it will automatically adjust itself to any irregularities by reason of the swivel bearing of the end of shaft I 5 within saddle I1 upon the presser foot. Further rotation of the handwheel I6 will cause the presser foot to flatly engage the tap and tightly compress it against the shoe sole in which position the shoe will be allowed to remain until the cement fastening the tapto the sole has completely hardened.

It will be apparent that in view of the turret construction described above, several shoes may be simultaneously accommodated by the press without requiring an excessive amount of bench space.

It will be obvious that various changes in arrangement in design of the shoe tip press described above may be made Without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

1. A shoe tip press comprising an upright frame, a horizontally-disposed slotted portion upon the frame and forming a track, a slide block shiftable along the track, an upwardly arched shoe support mounted upon the slide block and having a last designed to be introduced into the toe end of a shoe, a compression member mounted upon the framey above the track, said compression member comprising a threaded shaft supported upon the frame and rotatably adjustable toward and from the shoe support, said shaft having a spherical portion upon its lower end, a presser foot engaging the spherical end of said shaft and having a saddle designed to loosely abut the spherical end of the shaft, and a coil spring surrounding the shaft and connecting the presser foot with the frame for impositively and yieldingly retaining the saddle in engagement With the shaft.

2. A shoe tip press comprising a base, a turret frame mounted upon the base and adapted to rotate about an axis perpendicular to the base, said frame including a plurality of longitudinally slotted radial arms circumferentially spaced about the frame, said slotted arms each providing a track, shoe supports slidable along said tracks, a plurality of radial arms above and correspondingly located With respect to said firstmentioned radial arms, compression members carried by said last-mentioned radial arms, said shoe supports each comprising an upwardly arched member designed to be introduced into the toe end of a shoe and said compressor members each comprising a threaded shaft rotatably adjustable toward and from a cooperating shoe support, said threaded shaft having a spherical portion upon its lower end, a transversely dished presser foot having a saddle adapted to loosely abut the spherical end of the shaft, and a coil spring surrounding the shaft and connected at one end to the frame and at its other end to the presser foot to yieldingly retain the latter in engagement with the shaft.

PAUL WARD. 

